Lighting means



Jan. 11 1927.

G. H. HAMILTON LIGHTING MEANS Filed August 21 25 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Jan. 11; 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEO GE n.- nnrnmon; or enann' annns, mrcnrean, ASSIGNOB 'ro AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY,.OF GBAND BDIDS, MICHIGAN, A. CORPORATION OF 'NEW JERSEY.

.a ncauon fled Au ust n, 1925. Serial Io. 51,593.

' The present invention relates to lighting means, v articularly such means as are em,. ployed or fighting the aisles of theatres and i the like; andiits object is to provide means of that character improved 1n certain respects hereinafter appearing. i

This object is attained by, and the invention finds preferable embodiment in, the structure or device hereinafter particularly 1 described. and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which: i Figure 1 is a view of the outerside of a seat or a chair adjacentthe aisle of atheatre,

" and provided with myflightingmeans;

I Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view thereof taken on line 2-2 of the other views, but showing the electric lamp therein in top plan;

Figure 3 is a vertical central sectional view of a portion of the same, taken on line 3--3 of the other views; and

Figure 4; is a view of certain parts of the same, enlarged, and sectioned vertically on line H of Figure 3.

In the accompanying drawings my light ing means .is shown applied to the aisle-side of a theatre chair or seat. This seat has an upright supporting member 1 carrying a cover member 2 detachably connected to the supporting member as by screws 3. This structure has a chamber 4 formed partially in the supporting member and partially in the cover member (as particularly shown in Figure 3) and containing an electric lamp 5 I having suitable electric connections 6. This cover member 2 has a lower side 7 provided with a series of vertically parallel vanes 8 spaced apart to provide openings 9 between them extending from said chamber through the lower side 7 of the cover member, so that light may shine through these openings to illuminate-the floor of the aisle adjacent the seat. V

As shown, this series of 'vanes is bowed outwardly fromthe supporting member 1,- and the individual vanes are inclined upwardly-outwardly therefrom, and said men rme amines.

vanes, or their upper ends are'disposed circularly-i. e. approximately inthe arc of a circle described about the lamp as a center.

It will be'seen thatthis formation .or disposition and arrangement of the vanes causes the light from the lamp to be shed only on the floor of the aisle and adjacent the seat; and that the formation of the chamber 4 partially in the supporting member and partially in the cover member (which has the inclined lower side 7) minimizes the necessary space in which the'l'amp is mounted.

The invention being intended to be pointed out by the claims, is not to be limited to or by details of construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbefore described.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described: a supporting member having a chamber and a cover member therefor; a lamp in the chamber; said cover member having a plu- 7% rality of vertically parallel vanes spaced to provide openings therebetween extending from the chamber through the cover members lower side, the upper ends of the vanes being disposed circularly about the lamp [5 2. In a device of thecharacter described: a supporting member having a chambermd a cover member therefor; a lamp in the chamber; said cover member having a. pinrality of vertically parallel vanes spaced to provide openings therebetween extending from the chamber through the'cover members lower side, the vanes being inclined V upwardly-outwardly, from the supporting member and their upper ends being disposed circularly about the lamp.

3. In a deviceof the character described: a supporting-member having a chamber and a cover member therefor; a lamp in the chamber; said cover member having an outwardly bowed series of vertically parallel vanes spaced to provide openings therebetween extending from the chamber through the cover members lower side, the vanes be- CDUED inginclined upwardlyoutrvardlyirom the exfending iron 1' the chamber throughlthe 1 supporting member and their upper ends cover-members lower side, the vane's being being disposed circularly about the lamp. inclined upwa'rdly-outwzrrdly from the supa supporting member having a; chamber and disposed circularly about the lamp. 1 acover membei' therefor; a lamp in the In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 chamber; said cover'member having a plumy handat Grand Rapids, Michigan, this 4. In a device of the-character described: porting member and thelr upper-ends being lr'ality of downwardlyextending vanes 14th day of 'August, 1925.

' spaced to provide openings therebe'twe'en GEORGE H. HAMILTON. 

